The Graphic Descriptor Ontology (GDO) is intended for use in describing graphics that represent the form of objects. It uses the language of visual communication, illustration, and technical drawing. The GDO is rooted in the Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) and uses several classes from the Information Entity Ontology of the Common Core Ontologies as a mid-level ontology. [from https://gdo.endlessforms.info/about]

Prefix

gdo

Keywords

ontology

Links

Homepage Repository OWL

Contact

Melissa D Clarkson   0000-0001-9979-176X

Pattern for Local Unique Identifiers

Missing LUI pattern

Example Local Unique Identifier

0000016   Resolve

Example CURIE

gdo:0000016

Contributors

• submitter Charles Tapley Hoyt   0000-0003-4423-4370   cthoyt

A summary of the relations in the Bioregistry schema can be found here.

In Collection

Biocuration Conference 2025 Collection

A provider turns a local unique identifiers from a resource into a URI. Many providers are also resolvable as URLs (i.e., they can be used in a web browser).

The local unique identifier 0000016 is used to demonstrate the providers available for Graphic Descriptor Ontology. Some providers may use a different example, which is displayed in the table below. A guide for curating additional providers can be found here.